Archived: Call for Contributor Stories [closed]

UPDATE:

The Call for Contributor Stories is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who shared their story with us. We plan to share them soon. In case you have questions or need any assistance in the meantime please contact us at contributing@wp-europe.org

WordPress is built on collaboration and community, and many people have their first contributor experience at a WordCamp. Coming together for contributing events across the globe is a wonderful opportunity to share and learn together.

Your stories of contributing at a WordCamp can help us encourage new contributors to take part in this amazing experience. Tickets for the 8th WordCamp Europe Contributor Day will open on 24 March 2020

We want to encourage even more people to be part of the event, to pick up new skills and to use their talents to make WordPress even better. Without contributors, there would, of course, be no Contributor Day, and no WordPress!

We need you!

This year, WCEU Contributor Day will take place 4 June 2020, one day before WordCamp Europe starts. Contributor Day gives attendees the chance to meet new friends and pick up a new skill or two, all while helping to make WordPress even better. 

Registration for this year’s Contributor Day opens on 24 March 2020. In the meantime, we need your help to encourage more WordPressers than ever before to take part.

From Design to Polyglots, Documentation to Marketing, there are many different areas that need help from contributors. Regardless of experience or background, everyone is welcome at Contributor Day, and we need your help to highlight this.

We plan to feature a number of stories from seasoned contributors who enjoyed their experience at contributing events. These Contributor stories will be published on the WCEU blog and social media channels in the run-up to the event. Do you have a story to share?

Please share your experiences, and help us encourage more newcomers to take part in Contributor Day at WCEU 2020. Submit your stories by 10 March 2020:

Everyone has a story

Every WordPress contributor has a story and this year we would like to showcase a variety of contributing experiences. 

We want to hear about how you got started as a contributor and what you love about making WordPress with thousands of others. 

Woman working on a laptop at WordCamp Europe 2019 Contributor Day
Two men working on laptops at WordCamp Europe 2019 Contributor Day
Woman working on a laptop at WordCamp Europe 2019 Contributor Day

Do you contribute regularly to a team you discovered at WCEU? Help us spread the word and keep growing this awesome global community. 

Whatever your story, we want you to share it with us.

Share your stories

To take part, send us your contributing story in no more than 250 words, together with any social media handles you would like us to include. If you have a picture or video, even better! 

Submit your stories by 10 March 2020 for a chance to be featured on the WordCamp Europe blog and social media channels.

We are excited to hear from you!